Big game hunters

An American big game hunter who sparked fury after posing with slain goats, sheep and stags on a Scottish hunt has been reported to prosecutors. US TV presenter Larysa Switlyk posted a series of images on her social media pages showing off the “medals” from her hunts on the island of Islay. The 33-year-old, who hosts the Larysa Unleashed show, described how she had spent two days hunting goat before she fatally wounded one with a "200 yard shot" using a long-range rifle. She also posed with a stag which she killed on a stalking trip in the Highlands and told how she was looking forward to chefs cooking it at the castle where she was staying. Writing on her Instagram page, Switlyk said: "Beautiful wild goat here on the Island of Islay in Scotland. Such a fun hunt!! Police said a man and woman have been reported to prosecutors for alleged firearms offences. The Scottish Government has said it will review the law around animal culling in the wake of the response to the images. … [Read more...] about US big game hunter reported to prosecutors over ‘trophy’ killings

A US big-game hunter who sparked fury after posting photos of dead goats and sheep she killed in Scotland has broken her silence after receiving death threats . Larysa Switlyk, 33, was slammed for the photos of "medals" from her trip to the Isle of Islay, proudly describing in one post how she had killed a goat with a '200-yard shot '. The pictures caused fury with a politicians, celebrities, island residents and outraged members of the public calling for an end to the practice. But the TV presenter has refused to accept any wrongdoing and has revealed she has been sent death threats online. Taking to her Instagram page, she posted a picture of her posing next to a seaplane and revealed she was leaving to go on another hunt in America. She wrote: "My ride has arrived - I'm headed out on a bush plane for my next hunting adventure and will be out of service for 2 weeks. "Nothing better than disconnecting from this social media driven world and connecting back with nature. "Hopefully that … [Read more...] about Big-game hunter who killed goats in Scotland breaks silence after death threats

A BOASTING big game hunter has been slammed by celebs and animal rights activists after a pro-hunting group shared a photo of her proudly showing off her leopard kill. The unverified image of the woman, only referred to as Britany L, was shared on US-based Safari Club International and has since sparked world-wide outrage. But it turned out it is perhaps no surprise the hunter was posing with the dead animal. For animal experts believe the slaughtered leopard was likely the ninth largest ever hunted. The backlash was first sparked by South African artist Sue Dickinson, who dubbed the hunter a “cretin” in a Facebook post on September 10. Before long this attracted 42,000 comments and 217,000 shares. And by Friday, it was shared by anti-ivory poaching group Knot On My Planet founder David Bonnouvrier who asked his followers to "find this b****". Celebrities like Naomi Campbell and Dutch supermodel Doutzen Kroes also expressed their horror. Kroes wrote: “How … [Read more...] about Female big game hunter slammed by celebrities and animal rights activists after proudly hugging slaughtered leopard

AN American big game hunter has caused outrage for slaughtering a rare black giraffe during a South Africa hunting trip. Tess Thompson Talley posted photos of herself posing with the slain creature online about a year ago. But last month they were picked up by African news outlet Africa Digest, sparking a firestorm on social media. The photos show Talley, from Kentucky, standing proudly next to a dead giraffe bull. Her caption read: "“Prayers for my once in a lifetime dream hunt came true today! Spotted this rare black giraffe bull and stalked him for quite a while. I knew it was the one. "He was over 18 years old, 4000 lbs. and was blessed to be able to get 2000 lbs. of meat from him.” Hundreds of people have now responded to African Digest's tweet highlighting Talley's original post. One wrote: "A very sad example of a person who lives for the thrill of the moment, and who has a dreadful sense of entitlement to kill for her own pleasure. "There are no words to describe … [Read more...] about American game hunter sparks outrage after slaughtering a very rare black giraffe on South African hunt

A big game hunter was reportedly gored to death by a wild buffalo moments after he had killed another member of its herd. Professional hunter Claude Kleynhans had been leading a group on an expedition along the banks of South Africa's Levubu River in the northern province of Limpopo. The 54-year-old and his party had shot and killed a buffalo and were preparing to load it into their vehicle when they were blindsided by another member of the herd, the Bosveld Review reported. Read more Trump 'encouraging poachers' by allowing hunters to take tusks to US Another guide ran back to the hunting lodge to seek help, but the animal’s horn reportedly pierced Mr Kleynhans’ femoral artery – killing him almost instantly. “They were working on the bushes to open the animal and did not see the other buffalo,” Karen Kuhne Kleynhans, the hunter’s sister-in-law, told Afrikaans-language news … [Read more...] about Big game hunter ‘gored to death by buffalo’ moments after shooting another member of herd